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Legislative/Advocacy
AAHomecare in Action – Join the Fight
July 20, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – AAHomecare will focus on efforts to mitigate CMS’s plan to bring competitive bidding-derived rates to non-bid areas, and how providers can help. AAHomecare has been working with its allies on Capitol Hill to build support for
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Legislative/Advocacy
Shelly Prial – An HME Legend Preps for His Final Medtrade – Part 2
July 20, 2015
GOOSE CREEK, SC – Sheldon (Shelly) Prial has been to all but one Medtrade, and the 88-year-old HME legend has decided to make this year’s show his last. In Part 2 of our series (check out part one here), we start on July 2, 1950, when Shelly
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Rehab/Mobility
The MK Battery Power Soccer Premier Cup Championship Rolls In Tampa
July 20, 2015
TAMPA, FL – The MK Battery Power Soccer Premier Cup Championship was held recently at the All People’s Life Center in Tampa, Fla. Ten teams from around the USA qualified and participated in the highly competitive tournament. The fin
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General Healthcare
When an Employee is Not an Employee
July 13, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – Most DME suppliers are aware that it is proper for them to pay commissions to marketing reps who are W2 full-time or part-time employees. Most suppliers are also aware that paying commissions to 1099 independent contractor market
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Rehab/Mobility
Complex Rehab – Medtrade Working with ISS Organizers to Buoy Education
July 13, 2015
ATLANTA – The Complex Rehab Pavilion is back once again at Medtrade—this time with support from the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology Continuing Education (RSTce), organizers of the Interna
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Respiratory/Sleep
Medtrade Exhibitor ResMed Acquires CareTouch
July 13, 2015
SAN DIEGO – ResMed has acquired CareTouch, a provider of internet-based solutions and therapy-focused resupply programs for HME providers. CareTouch enables healthcare providers to efficiently provide patients the personal attention, equipment